BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:19451014T230000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0630 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260830T142322Z UID:2B4C03FF-13E7-437D-A5EB-CEE352F71938 DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260827T140000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260827T163000 DESCRIPTION:Day 2: Internal SIH 2026 – Final Evaluation & Conclusion\n\nD ate: 27 August 2026\nVenue: United College of Engineering & Research (UCER )\, Prayagraj\n\nThe second day of the Internal Smart India Hackathon (SIH ) 2026 successfully concluded the institute-level evaluation process with enthusiastic participation from students and faculty members.\n\nAcross th e three phases of the Internal SIH\, the event achieved remarkable partici pation:\n\n- 169 teams registered\, representing more than 1\,000 students .\n- 138 teams were shortlisted after the initial idea screening.\n- 123 t eams\, comprising 738 students\, presented and defended their innovative i deas during the two-day evaluation process conducted on 26 and 27 August 2 026.\n\nThe final evaluation involved detailed technical discussions by mo re than 30 faculty jury members representing various engineering disciplin es. The evaluators assessed each project based on innovation\, technical f easibility\, societal impact\, scalability\, and presentation quality whil e providing valuable suggestions for improvement before national-level sub mission.\n\nThe organizing committee expresses sincere gratitude to all ju ry members for their dedication and insightful evaluations. Special thanks are also extended to Dr. Vijit Srivastava (ECE) and Mr. Mani Mahesh (Civi l) for coordinating departmental evaluations and ensuring effective partic ipation from their respective departments.\n\nThe event was efficiently su pported by enthusiastic third-year student volunteers\, who managed regist rations\, participant coordination\, time management\, and venue logistics \, contributing significantly to the smooth execution of the programme.\n\ nThe Internal Smart India Hackathon 2026 concluded successfully with activ e participation\, technical excellence\, and a strong spirit of innovation . The shortlisted teams recommended by the expert panels will be nominated for the Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2026 National Level through the offic ial SIH portal. The event reaffirmed UCER's commitment to promoting innova tion\, problem-solving\, and experiential learning among students while en couraging them to develop technology-driven solutions for real-world socie tal challenges. [][]\n\nPrayagraj\, Uttar Pradesh\, India\, 211010 LOCATION:Prayagraj\, Uttar Pradesh\, India\, 211010 ORGANIZER:vineettiwari@united.ac.in SEQUENCE:5 SUMMARY:Day 2: Internal SIH 2026 – Final Evaluation & Conclusion URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/574915 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><h2>Day 2: Internal SIH 2026 &ndash\; Final E valuation &amp\; Conclusion</h2>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd"><strong>Date:</ strong> 27 August 2026<br><strong>Venue:</strong> United College of Engine ering &amp\; Research (UCER)\, Prayagraj</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">The second day of the Internal Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2026 successfully concluded the institute-level evaluation process with enthusiastic partici pation from students and faculty members.</p>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">Ac ross the three phases of the Internal SIH\, the event achieved remarkable participation:</p>\n<ul data-spread="false">\n<li><strong>169 teams</stron g> registered\, representing <strong>more than 1\,000 students</strong>.</ li>\n<li><strong>138 teams</strong> were shortlisted after the initial ide a screening.</li>\n<li><strong>123 teams</strong>\, comprising <strong>738 students</strong>\, presented and defended their innovative ideas during the two-day evaluation process conducted on 26 and 27 August 2026.</li>\n< /ul>\n<p class="isSelectedEnd">The final evaluation involved detailed tech nical discussions by more than <strong>30 faculty jury members</strong> re presenting various engineering disciplines. The evaluators assessed each p roject based on innovation\, technical feasibility\, societal impact\, sca lability\, and presentation quality while providing valuable suggestions f or improvement before national-level submission.</p>\n<p class="isSelected End">The organizing committee expresses sincere gratitude to all jury memb ers for their dedication and insightful evaluations. Special thanks are al so extended to <strong>Dr. Vijit Srivastava (ECE)</strong> and <strong>Mr. Mani Mahesh (Civil)</strong> for coordinating departmental evaluations an d ensuring effective participation from their respective departments.</p>\ n<p class="isSelectedEnd">The event was efficiently supported by enthusias tic third-year student volunteers\, who managed registrations\, participan t coordination\, time management\, and venue logistics\, contributing sign ificantly to the smooth execution of the programme.</p>\n<p>The Internal S mart India Hackathon 2026 concluded successfully with active participation \, technical excellence\, and a strong spirit of innovation. The shortlist ed teams recommended by the expert panels will be nominated for the <stron g>Smart India Hackathon (SIH) 2026 National Level</strong> through the off icial SIH portal. The event reaffirmed UCER's commitment to promoting inno vation\, problem-solving\, and experiential learning among students while encouraging them to develop technology-driven solutions for real-world soc ietal challenges. <img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media /display/cae837fd-c261-424b-8aff-ae714cc7e1a3" alt="" width="354" height=" 531"><img src="https://events.vtools.ieee.org/vtools_ui/media/display/9680 3aa8-5f3a-402e-9e40-d8ff325daaeb" alt="" width="362" height="543"></p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR